New Zealand Odyssey: Greytown Borough Council building 1878. Wairarapa

'New Zealand Odyssey', published in 1989 by Heinemann, was authored by me, Don Donovan (who did the text and illustrations) and Euan Sarginson, who did the photography and design. In this series of blog posts, I will publish some of my drawings.

This handsome building of 1878 stands in the main street of Greytown and houses the borough council offices. It's another of those New Zealand wooden buildings that really ought to be of masonry. But it works very well, is finely proportioned and shows great dignity. In the pediment over the door is carved a cameo of a woman's head; I wonder who she was?

© DON DONOVAN
donovan@ihug.co.nz